ASU Accessibility Awareness Day
To bring digital accessibility to the entire ASU community, the UDAT (Universal Design & Access Technology) team inaugurated the first ASU Accessibility Awareness Day on October 19, 2023, with a one-day, hybrid conference focused on digital accessibility in higher education. The conference is now an annual event held during the Fall semester.
The conference planning committee assembled this list of ASU accessibility related resources to support ASU students, faculty, and staff.
Resources for Students
- Accessibility CoalitionAn inclusive, student-led coalition representing the disability community at Arizona State University. The coalition seeks to raise awareness of the experiences of the disabled community, both visible and invisible. It is the goal of the coalition to advocate against ableism and educate on the stigmas impacting members of the Arizona State University community.
- Braille Devils at ASUBraille Devils at ASU is a student organization that strives to support ASU students with visual impairments (blindness and low vision) across all ASU campuses including ASU Online students by raising awareness through advocacy and education.
- Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Services (SAILS)Facilitates accommodations for students who have registered with our office. Accommodations are determined on a case-by-case, course-by-course basis through an interactive process with persons who can best support student success.
Resources for Faculty and Staff
- Accessible Course Creator certificationThis self-paced course teaches accessible course design skills as well as how to find and remediate common course concerns within your existing Canvas courses. Each module releases a badge within this meaningful pathway of certification at ASU.
- ASU Digital Accessibility LiaisonsLiaisons are volunteers who help coordinate accessibility efforts, promote accessibility awareness, and monitor digital accessibility progress across the university.
- ASU Employee Workplace AccommodationsFacilitates the Americans with Disabilities Act requests for reasonable accommodations.
- Universal Design & Access Technology Working Group (UDAT)A coalition of professionals from across Arizona State University who recognize the importance of accessible course design and universal design for education.
Resources for Everyone
- Anti-Ableism on Anti-Bias Anti-Racism Library GuideLearn about Ableism and other -isms on this guide from the ASU Library. It includes information to help you recognize ableism as well as steps you can take to be anti-ableist.
- ASU IT Accessibility - Accessible Technology for allThis website brings together many helpful resources that support learning about accessibility and creating accessible digital content. Here you will find information about accessibility, policies, guidelines, creating, testing, and remediating content, and training and events.
- ASU Library Accessibility ServicesThe purpose of ASU Library Accessibility Services is to ensure that all ASU students, faculty, and staff have access to our library’s resources and facilities. We offer a variety of library related services and assistive technology for users with disabilities.
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